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[Highlights] Kino’s Journey Ep. 1
The end of a trip is the start of another! If you still remember, I promised to episodically review an anime series in celebration of 500 followers, and…
[Highlights] Kino’s Journey Ep. 9 (Land of Books)
Bringing back this episode review series just in time for National Library Week (thanks to e-quips for the reminder), how apropos! This is one of the hardest episode…
[Highlights] Kino’s Journey Ep. 8 (Land of Wizards)
An episode that takes a simple idea and explores it in a refreshing way. Probably not among the strongest of Kino’s episodes, but there’s a bit going for…
[Highlights] Kino’s Journey Ep. 6 (Coliseum Pt. 1)
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[Highlights] Kino’s Journey Ep. 3 (Land of Prophecies)
Back to our routine of episodic Kino. Just learned that Kino is a “she,” so I won’t be using “they/them” to describe her anymore. This episode features not…
[Highlights] Kino’s Journey Ep. 7 (Coliseum Pt. 2)
This episode wrapped up a little more hastily than I would like it to, but it shed some interesting light on Kino’s personality and objectives. A story of…
[Highlights] Kino’s Journey Ep. 13 (A Peaceful Land)
Back again with another procrasti-post! This episode really isn’t one of the series’ strongest. It feels kind of wrong that it’s the penultimate episode in the series, when…
[Highlights] Kino’s Journey Ep. 4 (Land of Adults)
Backstory time! This episode feels more poignant and aesthetically intense than the last few, in a way that I rather loved. Took me a while to figure out…
[Highlights] Kino’s Journey Ep. 13 (A Kind Land)
I could have sworn I published this post a month ago, what the heck… After approximately two years, we’re finally at the finish line! I did not know…
[Highlights] Kino’s Journey Ep. 5 (Three Men Along the Rails)
Starting to notice that one of the main differences between Kino’s Journey and Mushishi is that whereas Mushishi observes the nature of life (both human and mushi ones),…
[Highlights] Kino’s Journey Ep. 10 (A Tale of Mechanical Dolls)
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[Highlights] Kino’s Journey Ep. 2 (The Tale of Feeding off Others)
September’s not even over and it feels like winter already (T_T). Perfect for this episode of Kino, I guess. Check out the Episode 1 highlights here if you…
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After a long time, Anime I Like, But Haven’t Talked About Yet finally makes its return! Why? Well, I’ve just been so negative recently. I’ve written some very…
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Well, that was not the week that I was expecting! I’d like to think that things have peaked, but I know they haven’t. The near future is going…
Author Journey (September 11, 2023)
It’s official. I am absolutely exhausted… And would you believe it, we’ve almost cleaned up the mess from the flooding. Almost… I’m going to need a vacation once…
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The freedom that I have discovered as a result of not trying to review every single episode of anime that I watch has been revolutionary. Even when I…
Author Journey (January 11, 2021)
So, how’s 2021 working out for you? Pretty much the same as the last year! If anything, it’s looking a little bit crazier. Anyhow, let’s not get into…
Author Journey (July 11, 2022)
What a week! My sleep schedule was so disrupted, that my phone decided I didn’t even sleep on Friday, and I don’t even know if it’s right or…
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I admit to bawling my eyes out over this episode.
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Before this episode, Iura was kind of just there.
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When Chisato is in danger, Takina channels her inner Kool-Aid Man.
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Really putting the “live” in “School-Live!”…
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